André Masson

(French, 1896–1987)

André Masson was a French artist whose work has been cited as the bridge between Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. He was a noted proponent of automatic art, in which the hand is allowed to move freely across the canvas without a conscious plan in order to uncover thoughts and images from the subconscious mind. One such example, Automatic Drawing (1924), now hangs prominently in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Born on January 4, 1896 in Balagny-sur-Thérain, France, he studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Belgium, and was later wounded during World War I. During the Second World War, Masson fled to the United States and worked from a farmhouse in Connecticut. His work gradually attracted the attention of the art world in New York, and Jackson Pollock is rumored to have been inspired by Masson’s Pasiphae (1944) when it was shown at Buchholz Gallery in Manhattan in 1944. In 1976, Masson’s work was the subject of a retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. He died on October 28, 1987 in Paris, France.

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Gradiva, 1939
Sold price: 3,125,579 USD

André Masson Artworks

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UN RENDEZ-VOUS, 1958

André Masson

UN RENDEZ-VOUS, 1958

Sale Date: October 19, 2018

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Signes, from Anatomy of my Universe, 1942

André Masson

Signes, from Anatomy of my Universe, 1942

Sale Date: October 25, 2018

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Les Fruits de l’abîme, from VVV Portfolio, 1942

André Masson

Les Fruits de l’abîme, from VVV Portfolio, 1942

Sale Date: October 25, 2018

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Le génie de l'espèce, 1942

André Masson

Le génie de l'espèce, 1942

Sale Date: October 25, 2018

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Souvenir de Long Island, 1942

André Masson

Souvenir de Long Island, 1942

Sale Date: October 17, 2018

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Designs for ‘Une Saison en Enfer’, 1961

André Masson

Designs for ‘Une Saison en Enfer’, 1961

Sale Date: October 9, 2018

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Jeu de tritons, 1972

André Masson

Jeu de tritons, 1972

Sale Date: October 16, 2018

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Composition

André Masson

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Ensemble de quatre oeuvres sur papier

André Masson

Ensemble de quatre oeuvres sur papier

Sale Date: October 16, 2018

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Ensemble de 20 oeuvres sur papier

André Masson

Ensemble de 20 oeuvres sur papier

Sale Date: October 16, 2018

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Enlacement

André Masson

Sale Date: September 25, 2018

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Dancing Figure

André Masson

Dancing Figure

Sale Date: October 2, 2018

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Two color lithographs, 1971

André Masson

Two color lithographs, 1971

Sale Date: September 20, 2018

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Dieu Inconmu, 1971

André Masson

Dieu Inconmu, 1971

Sale Date: September 20, 2018

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Ton entre s'angoissant s'en recturne à la mere, 1930

André Masson

Ton entre s'angoissant s'en recturne à la mere, 1930

Sale Date: September 20, 2018

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Don Giovanni

André Masson

Sale Date: August 2, 2018

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Sonnet, 1972

André Masson

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Je Reve, 1975

André Masson

Je Reve, 1975

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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FANTÔMES D'OISEAUX, 1956, 1956

André Masson

FANTÔMES D'OISEAUX, 1956, 1956

Sale Date: July 8, 2018

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SANS TITRE, 1925, 1925

André Masson

SANS TITRE, 1925, 1925

Sale Date: July 8, 2018

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Suzanne et les vieillards, 1966

André Masson

Suzanne et les vieillards, 1966

Sale Date: July 7, 2018

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1. Work／2. Work／3. Andre Masson

André Masson

1. Work／2. Work／3. Andre Masson "Les Estampes...

Sale Date: July 14, 2018

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Naissance d'une cigale, 1956, 1956

André Masson

Naissance d'une cigale, 1956, 1956

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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Trois nus assis, 1920, 1920

André Masson

Trois nus assis, 1920, 1920

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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